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When quoting from any published text, these are the steps you need to take. First determine the content you're going to quote. Introduce it with something like, "According to..." or "In the words of..." Next, place the content you are quoting into quotation marks. Finally, add your parenthetical citation to the end followed by a period. (this is for MLA format)
So if I want to quote something from Ernest Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," here is how it will appear in my paper...
In the words of Ernest Hemingway, "Some lived in it and never felt it but he knew it was nada y pues nada y pues nada" (Hemingway 3).
If you are going to skip content, quote like this: "Some . . . never felt it but he knew it was nada y pues nada y pues nada" (Hemingway 3) You cannot take out content to change the meaning of the quote! Example: "Do not skate" changed to "Do . . . skate."
If your quote contains more than one sentence, such as here: "Her eyes were blue. To be precise, a clear azure that could make the sky cry with jealousy" (Example 5). and you wish to take content out directly after the period, use four dots in your ellipsis instead of three: "Her eyes were blue. . . . a clear azure that could make the sky cry with jealousy" (Example 5). Even if your quote ends on a period, don't include it until after the citation. This shows that the quote belongs to the citation. If your quote doesn't end on a period, add an ellipsis to it: "Her eyes were blue . . . a clear azure that could make the sky cry . . . " (Example 5).
For block quotes (quotes that are longer than four lines), use this format. Take the content you wish to quote and place it in the paper after a colon, pressing enter or return to skip a line. Indent the quote so that it appears two inches into the page (including the margin). You can find more information about quoting properly at the Purdue OWL.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoParaphrasing a story requires a good analysis of the story you want to sum up. First, read the story carefully. Then, you can decide what are the most important aspects of the story and present them in a succinct way.
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∙ 14y agoTo retell a story, you take important information and essential details and put it all together. Reword some of it, and organize it somewhat (so it doesn't seem like a bunch of jumbled words), add a couple little tidbits (details) here and there, and there you go. :)
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What is an antonym for the word paraphrase?
An antonym for the word paraphrase is quotation.
When people distill something in a paraphrase they do what?
When people distill something in a paraphrase, they are condensing important points.
A restatement in ones own words of someone else’s written work?
To restate in ones own words the written work of someone else is to paraphrase.
What parts of speech is paraphrase?
Paraphrase can be a noun and a verb. Noun: restatement of text in different words to clarify meaning. Verb: to restate something.
What is one way to use a research source without quoting it directly?
Paraphrase the key information in the source
What is the paraphrase of sand and stone story?
summary of sand and stone story
What do you do if you understand a poem but still need to paraphrase it somehow?
Paraphrase means to explain the basic story without copying the words. For a poem, you just have to write out what the poem is about - what happened, who the characters are, what the setting is - as if it were a short story.
What is prose paragraph?
A prose paragraph is when you paraphrase the story or poem. Another word for paraphrase is reword it in your in own words so just sum it down to your own words.
What is the difference between summary and paraphrase?
A summary is basically telling the main (most important) events that happened in the story or reading selection with enough details to understand what the story was about. On the other hand, paraphrasing is writing the story or section of, in your own words.
What is the difference between a paraphrase and summary?
A paraphrase is if you want to say something from a different piece of work that someone else did, like this " I'll be back" that is a paraphrase from a movie that you might have watched. And a summary is when you need to write a sentence or 2 about something that you might have read, basically what happened in the story or the main details of the selection or piece of work!
How would you write a kids book out of the Odyssey?
You would have to paraphrase the story into the reading level of the kids you will be writing for.
How do you use American sign language to tell the story of Hansel and Gretel?
You could either read the story and and translate into sign language as you go, or you could paraphrase the story in sign language.
When was Lunar Paraphrase created?
Lunar Paraphrase was created in 1918.
What is an antonym for the word paraphrase?
An antonym for the word paraphrase is quotation.
Can you paraphrase the Gettysburg Address?
yes, you can paraphrase the gettysburg address
What does paraphrase?
To paraphrase is to say the same thing using different words.
What is the best paraphrase for I am in blood?
It is very hard to paraphrase 4 words
